Hi
Have 2003 model Dell 1150 laptop with Windows XP. Yesterday it suddenly dropped power without warning ,got it to start again after a while, but again shut down after 30 seconds. Checked all usual things,power is going to P.C. as lights for battery etc. at front are flashing.Tried pressing F8 etc.but didn't work. Need to salvage old docs and photos as a last resort. Any suggestions as I don't want to spend money on repair as it would be cheaper to buy a new machine. Battery is dead, but power is coming from mains supply.Any suggestions? Can I simply remove old hard drive to salvage old data?
Thanks
Kenbo
Have 2003 model Dell 1150 laptop with Windows XP. Yesterday it suddenly dropped power without warning ,got it to start again after a while, but again shut down after 30 seconds. Checked all usual things,power is going to P.C. as lights for battery etc. at front are flashing.Tried pressing F8 etc.but didn't work. Need to salvage old docs and photos as a last resort. Any suggestions as I don't want to spend money on repair as it would be cheaper to buy a new machine. Battery is dead, but power is coming from mains supply.Any suggestions? Can I simply remove old hard drive to salvage old data?
Thanks
Kenbo